Splash&Flash [Graphics, Details ]
Uploaded: June 30, 2003 08:39:22
F/8; 1/250; Macro mode with a Tiffen +7 diopter close-up lens. 2 second timer was started and water was poured into a full glass. Original background was plain white cardboard and modified in Photoshop Elements.
Gina Harmeyer June 30, 2003
I love this photo!! It almost looks like liquid silver! Very cool shot!!! #43115Howard D. Gibson May 26, 2019
Thanks Gina! It's been my pleasure sharing some of these pics. I'm very glad you like (oops, love) this shot! - Doug G. #129961Debbie S. May 26, 2019
SOOO COOL!!! Looks animated...did your camera get wet? #130004Howard D. Gibson May 26, 2019
Hi Debbie. Thanks for commenting! Yes, everything was getting wet the day I did this. It was a VERY rainy afternoon and taking almost 100 pictures helped pass the time. :-) #130009Kathleen Clemons July 07, 2003
Congrats on making finals with this very cool shot, Howard! #134951Debbie S. July 07, 2003
Congrats Howard!!! #135323Mette Vendelboe Allison July 07, 2003
You are really excellent at capturing water beautifully, Howard! Congrats! #135441Howard D. Gibson July 07, 2003
Many thanks Kathleen, Debbie & Mette!!! Congrats and best of luck to you ladies as well! - Doug #135733LJ Corliss July 07, 2003
Congrats to you :) #136301Cathy Barrows July 07, 2003
Congrats...very cool....looks like melting solder #136551Howard D. Gibson July 08, 2003
Thank you, LJ & Cathy!! #137467Gary H. Minish July 08, 2003
Yet another great frozen water shot, Doug! Good luck in the finals with this one! #137707Howard D. Gibson July 08, 2003
Thanks Gary! Good luck to you too! The entire collection of these water shots can be seen at: http://community.webshots.com/album/79288005zVrbiC #137907Howard D. Gibson July 29, 2003
Thanks Mukta, for the rave review! I'm flattered gr8ly! I did this by placing a glass full of water in a pan (to catch the overflow) and plenty of towels on my kitchen table. The pan was at the edge of the table and I had my camera on a tripod within a few inches of the glass of water. Using macro focus mode and a close-up lens, I would set the camera's 2-second timer, establish the focal point (hold the shutter button down halfway until focus was satisfactory), then press the shutter. I would then pour water into the glass just before the shutter activated so that it was in motion at exposure time. I used forced flash, with F/8 & 1/250 shutter speed. Those seemed the best settings for my setup, but you are of course free to experiment with others to see what happens. You should expect your camera to get wet so be sure to dry it (and the lens!) frequently. Hope this helps & good luck!! Thanks again! #152755Sign up for an interactive online photography course to get critiques on your photos.
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